Executive Order 1

WHEREAS, WHEREAS, WHEREAS, INTHE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY Of THE STATE Of IOWA EXECU~IVE ORDER NUMBER ONE corrections is a significant component of Iowa's criminal justice system which is designed to ensure the public's safety; and a review of the present plans for our correction's system, including work opportunities for inmates and utilization of present prison facilities, is needed to ensure the proper operation of our prison system; and the legislature has passed legislation to create a separate Department of Corrections; and a transitiorr to a separate Department will require detailed planning and careful policy analysis. NOW, THEREFORE, I, Terry E. Branstad, Governor of the State of Iowa, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the laws and Constitution of the State of Iowa do hereby order that: I. An Advisory Commission on Corrections in Iowa consisting of seven (7) members shall be appointed by the Governor to serve at his pleasure. The • chairperson of the Commission shall be designated by the Governor. II. The Advisory Commission on Corrections in Iowa shall assume th~ following responsibilities: A. Provide policy guidance to the Governor during the transition to a separate Department of Corrections; B. Review plans developed by the Department of Correction's transition team and make recommen- dations to the Governor regarding the transition plans; c. Conduct a review of all corrections system plans for both community and institutional services and make recommendations to the Governor on alternatives to these plans including the present utilization of prison facilities: and \i Attest: ., D. Review the current Prisort--Indusfr-ies Program and make recornmenda t:i,ons to the G'Oi.rernor on ·-c changes or additions that are both cost e£fective and would provide meaningful work for inmates at the state'& institutions. This review should begin with an analysis of the Mount Pleasant pri§On work situation. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have here unto subscribed my na~e and caused the Great Seal of the State of Iowa to be affixed. Done at Des Moines this _f:d.!:. day of Ma.:-[ in the year of our Lo~d one thousand nine hundred eighty-three. . ·~· ..... ·~-·